Man Hit 52 Years Ago In Fdr Murder Try

MIAMI — Russell Caldwell, 75, one of five people who were injured in 1933 during an attempt to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, died Thursday.

Caldwell, then 22, was hit between the eyes by a ricochet in Bayfront Park on Feb. 15, 1933, when Italian bricklayer Giuseppe Zangara opened fire on Roosevelt's party. Roosevelt was not hit.

Caldwell was shot as he stood beside a car he had driven to the park in an attempt to see Roosevelt.

Caldwell, who was the last survivor of the five people who were injured, was born in Adel, Ga. He became a crane operator and was recording secretary in the Operating Engineers Local 487 for 25 years. He retired in 1975.